The 07-07-07 Campaign was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o says that reclaiming African languages lies at the heart of decolonisation, but it’s not enough
What started as an exploration of the struggles of queer people in Côte d’Ivoire ended up in
cementing a part of LGBTI history in Africa
Religious leaders are key to addressing the systemic issues that affect LGBTI people.
I cast aside male privilege in favour of femininity. Why?
Michele Bruno, hairstylist to Jo’burg’s glamour set, and the first Miss Gay SA, opened the way for the LGBTI community, writes Mark Gevisser.
A young Somali woman narrowly avoided falling victim to an ‘honour killing’ by relatives when she was outed as gay.
Transgender people will face further stigma if they are told they can’t use the lavatory
To mark 16 Days of Activism, Human Rights Watch has released a documentary about the work of LGBTI activist and award-winning artist Zanele Muholi.
The longevity of the Out in Africa festival,is a miracle on a homophobic continent — and in a country with constitutional protections.
Because the LGBTI movement lacks a radical anti-colonial framework, its concerns have often been hijacked by the West, writes Andile Mngxitama.
The politics here should be the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex politics of ending the scourge of hate crimes.
Anger is growing in areas where "corrective rape" and murder of lesbian women is rife, yet government has offered only words to console them.
I hope that at pride events, with rainbow flags flying high, we celebrate one of the freedom movement’s greatest icons, and reflect on his insight.
The murder of Duduzile Zozo in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni, was brutal, senseless and unacceptable, says Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has defended the graphic sex scenes in "Blue is the Warmest Colour", which won the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.
I am a great champion of the power of youth to change the world, but I am celebrating a 64-year-old responsible for ushering in momentous progress.
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
As a society in transition, SA presents a contradictory picture in terms of the rights of lesbian and gay persons writes Melanie Judge & Jayne Arnott
Throughout history and most societies marriage has always been the union of a man and woman. It’s a familiar claim and it’s wrong, says George Monbiot
Once a fence sitter, South Africa has now decided to lead by example on the continent and advocate for laws protecting sexual minorities.
More than 2 000 people have marched in Hong Kong’s gay pride parade, as campaigners called for the enactment of laws to ban discrimination against hom
California performed its first legally recognised same-sex weddings on Monday and opened its doors to gay and lesbian couples from around the country.